Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0559W

Dart Group PLC

06 December 2019

 

6 December 2019

Dart Group PLC

(the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Dart Group PLC, the Leisure Travel and Distribution & Logistics group, announces that on 4 December 2019, Philip Hugh Meeson, Executive Chairman of the Company, transferred 6,000,000 ordinary shares of 1.25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for nil consideration to the trustees of The Philip Meeson 2019 Settlement, a UK resident settlement, of which Mr Meeson is a trustee but not a beneficiary. 

Following these transactions, Mr Meeson will beneficially hold a total of 48,040,000 Ordinary Shares representing 32.26% of the Company's issued share capital and The Philip Meeson 2019 Settlement will hold a total of 6,000,000 Ordinary Shares representing 4.03% of the Company's issued share capital.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014), provides further details.

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Philip Hugh Meeson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dart Group PLC
b)	LEI	I72RQ3PNLDPW8R7JIJ56
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 1.25p each
	Identification code	GB00B1722W11
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	6,000,000
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
	Aggregated volume	N/A single transaction
	Price	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	4 December 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Philip Hugh Meeson / the trustees of The Philip Meeson 2019 Settlement
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA of Philip Hugh Meeson, Executive Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dart Group PLC
b)	LEI	I72RQ3PNLDPW8R7JIJ56
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 1.25p each
	Identification code	GB00B1722W11
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares for nil consideration
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	6,000,000
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
	Aggregated volume	N/A single transaction
	Price	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	4 December 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

For further information please contact:

Dart Group PLC Philip Hugh Meeson, Executive Chairman Ian Day, Group Company Secretary	0113 239 7817
Cenkos Securities plc Nominated Adviser Katy Birkin / Azhic Basirov	020 7397 8900

 

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